Skype for Business is a hot topic in the unified communications space. It is the number 1 of the PABX for enterprises of more than 400 lines and at least 0 of the Fortune 100-use thereof. Microsoft has in this offer, as companies seek expensive everywhere to replace aging definitely a winner, proprietary telephone system with this cost-effective, advanced solution that is flexible and supports a wide range of mobile phones and communications hardware from vendors.
challenges with Skype for Business
Maybe your company has to take the leap to Skype for business or considering it. Big! You could Skype for companies in a traditional distributed with native clients for Windows, Mac and are running mobile, but there are some inherent challenges with this approach .:
- Security This may be the biggest challenge any organization these days shows. While Skype for company use advanced encryption standards and other methods to secure data both in transit and at rest, the simple fact of the message data, chat logs, etc. referring to hundreds or thousands of endpoints that can be easily lost, stolen or is otherwise at risk is a security problem.
- support. Maintain Skype for Business client software on devices, whether managed or unmanaged, can be a time consuming process. There is the potential for problems with software updates on endpoints, conflicting settings, or other abnormalities in all the requirements, capabilities and interactions of Skype for Business client. This can take up to an amount of help desk calls.
- Consistent User Experience Add . The user interface and features of Skype for business customers differ between platforms. Users will not have a consistent experience as they move from one type of device to another. Additional user training may be required.
While server-based and VDI delivery of Skype for Business can help solve these challenges, it is usually new topics introduced in connection with subpar voice and video quality and scalability, the back-end Delivery- infrastructure. It's not really a viable option, if un-optimized operation can ensure. So how can we solve this challenge?
The best of both worlds
Enter the Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack! An optimized solution for centralized and secure deployment of Skype for businesses that you of both worlds, the best - a great user experience, while the scalability of the server is maintained. Media processing is handled by the endpoint device that in an almost native experience leads to some clever software thanks. You can see the difference the HDX RTOP other solutions in the following video comparison makes
Let the above challenges have a look again, but this time with the Citrix HDX RealTime optimization Pack .:
- Security Skype for Business client is located in the data center on your operating system images. User a secure connection to him and only screen updates and mouse movements are sent over the network. All current data will remain safe and secure in your network.
- support. Just install the Citrix Receiver and Citrix RealTime Media Engine component and you're done! Manage the Skype for Business client version in your corporate OS images.
- Consistent User Experience . to provide the same version of Skype for Business Client on Windows, Mac and Linux. The user interface and functions are consistent in a familiar experience for the end user resulting on a wide range of platforms and devices.
The only Microsoft-supported solution
The Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack is a unique solution in the market and on which we have worked very closely with Microsoft. although it Do not just take our word for it. Brad Anderson, Microsoft corporate vice president, has publicly stated that "The Skype for Business team has really developed for companies Skype to be optimized in Citrix environments" and "The [Citrix] is the only VDI solution that has been optimized for Skype for Business. "
the Citrix HDX realTime Optimization Pack v2.1 is" Skype for Business 2016 Ready, "includes audio and video enhancements , endpoint location detection and more. See Derek Thorslund Blog Are you ready for Skype for Business 2016 for further information.
customers are already taking advantage of the latest HDX RealTime Optimization Pack for Skype for companies in large scale. Here at Citrix customers can we us and use this solution every day by our own IT infrastructure. It is seamless and intuitive a voice or video call with someone, the device of my choice to use to spin up.
You probably already have the tools that you need
I have given many presentations and demos is about the HDX realTime Optimization Pack and one thing that I have noticed that many customers simply do not realize that they probably already have the two key components of the solution - Skype for business and a Citrix infrastructure. Today we support Skype for Business 2015 Skype for Business Online and Lync Server 2013 also. Skype for Business is in most enterprises Office licenses and most Office 365 subscription. Most XenApp 6.x and XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x environments are supported, as outlined in HDX RealTime Optimization Pack System .
Join us at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference to read more
I hope that now the value of secure, optimized delivery of Skype for Business is obvious. If you are a partner, this is a great opportunity to have a discussion with your customers about their unified communications strategy. In fact, we are, that even in the 2016 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto on 10 July th -14 th .
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